some things I forgot to mention were that my guitar was made of alder (i don't really know if this has anything to do with choice in pickups or not)

I play with heavy gauge strings (GHS boomers, 10-52) again, I don't really know if that'll make a difference on pickup choice

and I can't get anything used from e-bay because I'm under 18, and have no credit card, and parents are out of town for like another month(long story) so they can't get it for me either

ok, I think that's all